European agri-cooperatives

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

1,125,000€

Financial year: Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

18 Fte (18)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

9

High-level Commission meetings

186

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European agri-cooperatives   (COGECA)

    EU Transparency Register

    09586631237-74 First registered on 25 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    a) Represent the general and specific interests of European agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives, and contribute to the development of cooperatives in general.

    b) Influence political decisions that affect the activities of agricultural cooperatives by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations.

    c) Promote the role of agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives.

    d) Provide a platform for members to debate political and business-related matters, the added value of agricultural goods, and trade between its members, organisations and cooperatives.

    e) Seek and promote solutions to important matters of mutual concern.

    f) Facilitate communication and coordination between its members and between its members' national offices in Brussels and provide services to help cooperatives network.

    g) Foster exchanges of opinion and debates, notably with the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations (Copa), but also with other representative organisations at European and international level.

    h) Carry out legal, economic, financial, social or other studies that are of particular interest for agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives.

    Main EU files targeted

    - Mid-Term Review of the EU-Biodiversity strategy and follow-up

    - Fitness Check of the EU nature legislation (Birds and Habitats Directives)

    - Invasive Alien Species - Setting up of the Unionlist

    - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency

    - Food law

    - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products

    - Review of the Bioeconomy Strategy

    - Climate and Energy Policy

    - Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a "European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work"

    - How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?

    - Commission Implementing Regualtion (EU) 2015/561 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) N° 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings

    - Proposal on Veterinary Medicinal Products

    - Commission action plan on VAT

    - Legislative simplification of the aid regime of fruits and vegetables

    - New breeding techniques

    - Report on the milk market situation and the implementation of the milk package

    - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions for trade in and imports into the Union of breeding animals and their germinal products

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue de Trèves, 61
    Bruxelles 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    18

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%18

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    18

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    9 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Apr 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Sergi QUERALT GARCIA 26 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2025
    Mr Niall CURLEY 11 Oct 2023 10 Oct 2024
    Ms Branwen MILES 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Mr Niall CURLEY 08 Oct 2022 07 Oct 2023
    Ms Branwen MILES 05 Oct 2022 04 Oct 2023
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 01 Oct 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 01 Oct 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Bruno Vincent MENNE 30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Sergi QUERALT GARCIA 22 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 23 Jul 2022 22 Jul 2023
    Mr Manuel DELGADO MEROÑO 27 Oct 2021 27 Oct 2022
    Mr Niall CURLEY 27 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022
    Mr Bruno Vincent MENNE 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Ms Branwen MILES 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Mr Rauli Jan ALBERT 26 Feb 2020 26 Feb 2021
    Mr Nenad PERIC 18 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 11 Dec 2019 11 Dec 2020
    Ms Branwen MILES 11 Dec 2019 01 Jan 2021
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 10 Oct 2019 01 Nov 2020
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 03 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Tobia CAPUZZO 25 May 2019 23 May 2020
    Ms Katerina VRUBLOVÁ 22 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr Rauli Jan ALBERT 07 Mar 2019 26 Feb 2020
    Mr Riccardo SILIGATO 13 Feb 2019 13 Feb 2020
    Mr Nenad PERIC 24 Jan 2019 18 Jan 2020
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 10 Jan 2019 11 Dec 2019
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 08 Jan 2019 25 May 2019
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 31 Oct 2018 10 Oct 2019
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2018 06 Sep 2019
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 05 Sep 2018 03 Sep 2019
    Mr Tobia CAPUZZO 19 May 2018 18 May 2019
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 May 2018 04 May 2019
    Ms Katerina VRUBLOVÁ 24 Mar 2018 22 Mar 2019
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 03 Jan 2018 01 Jan 2019
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 15 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 06 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 05 Sep 2017 02 Sep 2018
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 05 Sep 2017 18 May 2018
    Mr Valentin OPFERMANN 05 Sep 2017 02 Sep 2018
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 May 2017 04 May 2018
    Ms Pia Susanna PEDROSS 20 Mar 2017 03 Sep 2017
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 23 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 10 Jan 2017 15 Dec 2017
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 14 Oct 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 30 Sep 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 30 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 30 Sep 2016 06 Sep 2017
    Mr Valentin OPFERMANN 30 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 13 Sep 2016 06 Sep 2017
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 13 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 03 Mar 2016 02 Mar 2017
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 09 Jan 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 10 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 10 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 22 Sep 2015 08 Oct 2016
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 22 Sep 2015 14 Sep 2016
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 22 Sep 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 15 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2016
    Ms Christiane MÖLLHOFF 10 Sep 2015 09 Sep 2016
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 06 Mar 2015 03 Mar 2016
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015
    Ms Tania Runge 09 Oct 2014 06 Oct 2015
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015
    Ms Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 03 Apr 2014 02 Apr 2015
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 14 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 11 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 11 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 10 Oct 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 10 Oct 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mrs Tania Runge 09 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 30 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 03 Apr 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 26 Mar 2014 06 Mar 2015
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 17 Oct 2013 11 Oct 2014
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 16 Oct 2013 07 Oct 2014
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 08 Oct 2013 05 Oct 2014
    Mrs Tania Runge 04 Oct 2013 03 Oct 2014
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 03 Oct 2013 02 Oct 2014
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 03 Oct 2013 30 Sep 2014
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 06 Apr 2013 03 Apr 2014
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 Mar 2013 02 Mar 2014
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 09 Jan 2013 10 Oct 2013
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 21 Dec 2012 10 Oct 2013
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 11 Dec 2012 08 Oct 2013
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 20 Oct 2012 03 Oct 2013
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 20 Oct 2012 30 Apr 2013
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 10 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 04 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 31 Jan 2012 01 Oct 2012
    Mr Paolo BRUNI 07 Feb 2012 25 Jul 2012
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 24 Jan 2012 01 Oct 2012
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 24 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 24 Jan 2012 11 Dec 2012
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 23 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Tania Runge 29 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    These 18 people include the Secretary General of COGECA and the policy staff based in Brussels.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Pekka PESONEN (Secretary General)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Pekka PESONEN (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    1,125,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    EIP Water Steering Group (active participation)
    - European Alcohol and Health Forum (active participation)

    - Excise Contact Group (active participation)

    - EU Rural Network’s Assembly (and Sub-group on Innovation) (active participation)

    - EU Rural Networks’ Steering Group (active participation)

    - Structured Dialogue with European Structural and Investment Funds' partners Group of experts (active participation)

    - Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues (active participation)

    - Expert Group for Bio-based Products (active participation)

    - Bioeconomy panel (active participation)

    - Expert Group on Floods and Strategic Coordination for the Water Framework Directive (active participation)

    - Trade’s Civil Society Dialogue (active participation)

    - Expert Group on apples and pears (active participation)

    - Expert Group on citrus (active participation)

    - Expert Group on tomatoes (active participation)

    - Expert Group on peaches (active participation)

    - Expert Group on nectarines (active participation)

    - Expert Group on Future Transport Fuels (active participation)

    - SPS Market Access Working Group (active participation)

    ACC

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Animal Products (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Arable Crops (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Common Agricultural Policy (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Direct Payments and Greening (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Environment and Climate Change (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Horticulture, Olives and Spirits (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on International Aspects of Agriculture (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Milk (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Organic Farming (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Rural Development (active participation)

    - Civil Dialogue Group on Wine (active participation)

    - Co-ordination Group for Biodiversity and Nature (active participation)

    - Fertilisers Working Group (active participation)

    - Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health (active participation)

    - Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (active participation)

    - Renewable Raw Materials Working Group (active participation)

    - Market Access Advisory Committee (active participation)

    Groups (European Parliament)

    - Wine, spirits and quality foodstuffs

    - Social economy

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    - European Technology Platform “Plants for the future” (active participation)

    - European Technology Platform Organics (active participation)

    - European Biofuels Technology Platform (active participation)

    - Stakeholders event of the 8th Round Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations (active participation)

    - EU-US TTIP stakeholder briefing- European Milk Market Observatory (active participation)

    - EFSA Stakeholders Consultative Platform (active participation)

    - EU Platform on action for diet, physical activity and health (active participation)

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    186 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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